[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 48716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18788]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0519]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans 
Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has 
submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA 
submission describes the nature of the information collection and its 
expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection 
instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 26, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030, 
FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0519.''
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0519'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Locality Pay System for Nurses and Other Health Care 
Personnel, VA Form 10-0132.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0519.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 10-0132 is used to collect data to determine 
locality pay rates for registered nurses and nurse anesthetists at VA 
facilities. VA medical facility directors establish rates of pay based 
on rates of compensation for corresponding positions in the local labor 
market. The law requires that where available, data from the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics or other third party industry surveys will be used in 
determining the beginning rates of compensation. Without this 
information, VA cannot provide for a locality pay system to maintain 
competitive pay rates for the recruitment and retention of affected 
healthcare personnel.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on April 15, 2002, at pages 18304-18305.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,519 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,025.

    By direction of the Secretary.

    Dated: July 15, 2002.
Genie McCully,
Acting Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-18788 Filed 7-24-02; 8:45 am]
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